Shona Vocabulary
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absent /ˈæb.sənt/ = USER: rova, anenge asisipo, asipo chinhu, asiri,

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album /ˈæl.bəm/ = USER: arubhamu, cover, album, Album cover,

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all /ɔːl/ = USER: zvose, dzose, hwose, kose, chose,

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always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ = USER: nguva dzose, agara, akagara, anogara,

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and /ænd/ = USER: uye, ezvo, ipapo, + uye,

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another /əˈnʌð.ər/ = USER: mumwe, chimwe, humwe, imwe,

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be /biː/ = USER: kuva, agova, ave, chisina, achava,

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before /bɪˈfɔːr/ = USER: pamberi, asati, iri pamberi, ari pamberi,

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bring /brɪŋ/ = USER: kuunza, auye, achauyisa, kubudisa, achaunza,

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but /bʌt/ = USER: asi, asi kuti, + asi,

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by /baɪ/ = USER: kubudikidza, nokuda, achishandisa, kuburikidza,

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can /kæn/ = USER: anogona, anogona kudaro, angakurira, angagona, angarega,

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cd /ˌsiːˈdiː/ = USER: CD, kuti maCD, maCD, kumuzinda,

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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ = USER: chinja, kuchinja, and changed, achinjire, Change,

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cloaks /kləʊk/ = USER: majasi, nguo, nguvo, machari, vachirasha nguvo,

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deluxe /diˈləks/ = USER: Large, Child, PREMIER, Deluxe, PREMIER ROOM,

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devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ = USER: uparadze, vanodya, dziparadze, angozvara, dzipedze,

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digital /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/ = USER: digitaalinen, digitaalinen kuva,

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directed /diˈrekt,dī-/ = USER: akatungamirira, rinotungamirirwa, ainyorera, akarayiridza, achitungamirirwa,

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disavows

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double /ˈdʌb.l̩/ = USER: kaviri, miviri, dzakaita mheto mbiri, jira, chakapetwa kaviri,

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down /daʊn/ = USER: pasi, aburukira, akaburuka, akaburukira, aburuke,

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download /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ = USER: download, Best, dhanilodhi, Dhaunirodha,

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drones

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dvd /ˌdiː.viːˈdiː/ = USER: DVD, DVD rinonzi, kuzoona DVD, paDVD, kuhio,

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eat /iːt/ = USER: udye, kudya, vanodya, chekudya, achidya,

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exclusive /ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ = USER: sanganisira, bedzi, chete fura, iye oga, atadza,

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fallen /ˈfɔː.lən/ = USER: vafa, vakanga vafa, yevatadzi, vatadzihavana,

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fold /fəʊld/ = USER: peta, kakapetwa,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: nokuti,

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from /frɒm/ = USER: kubva, abve, aibva, anobva,

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g /dʒiː/ = USER: d, g the, they g, Dzacho g,

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game /ɡeɪm/ = USER: mutambo, chomutambo wacho, game of, games, bhora,

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gatefold

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get /ɡet/ = USER: tora, akawanepi, asvike, awane, agamuchire,

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ghosts /ɡəʊst/ = USER: zvipoko, sezvipoko,

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gods /ɡɒd/ = USER: vamwari, vanamwari, navamwari, kwavamwari, navanamwari,

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going /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ = USER: kuenda, achienderera, aienda, chichipfuura, achienda,

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gutless

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have /hæv/ = USER: vane, ave, ivai, kuita, ane,

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help /help/ = USER: batsira, batsirai, akubatsire, abatsire, angabatsira,

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hypnotized

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i /aɪ/ = USER: ini, I, handina,

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in /ɪn/ = USER: mu, dziri, maari, ari, iri,

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infiltrate /ˈinfilˌtrāt,inˈfil-/ = USER: nda, mapindiro, okusaruramisira achipindira,

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inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ = USER: mukati, akadaro nechomukati, ari mukati, ari mune,

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jun /CHən/ = USER: Jun, Aug, Feb, Jan, Apr,

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just /dʒʌst/ = USER: chete, akarurama, anongova, anoruramisira, achangobva,

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killing /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ = USER: kuuraya, akuvadzwa, akuvadzwa zvokufa uye, auraya,

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lee /liː/ = USER: Lee, Garirea, nenyasi, kuna Lee, nezasi,

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losing /luːz/ = USER: kurasikirwa, afirwa, angangopera, arasikirwa, achirasikirwa,

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m = USER: M, M Uye, M Zvino, F, M Asi,

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machines /məˈʃiːn/ = USER: michina, Michini, machine at, machine, machine at écrire,

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me /miː/ = USER: ini, akandipa, kwandiri, henyu,

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mean /miːn/ = USER: zvinoreva, zvinorevei, kureva, anoreva, anoreva here,

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men /men/ = USER: varume, avanhu, dzevanhu, evanhu,

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mercy /ˈmɜː.si/ = USER: tsitsi, kunzwira ngoni, kunzwirwa ngoni, kwetsitsi, chifunhiro,

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muse /mjuːz/ = USER: neMuse,

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music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ = USER: mumhanzi, emimhanzi, kuimba, kurira, chic,

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my /maɪ/ = USER: dzangu, wangu, hwangu, kwangu, yangu,

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new /njuː/ = USER: itsva, hutsva, chitsva, idzva,

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now /naʊ/ = USER: ikozvino, Asi zvino, iko zvino, ava,

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official /əˈfɪʃ.əl/ = USER: pamutemo, dzebasa, mubazi, chepamutemo,

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on /ɒn/ = USER: pamusoro, dziri, kumativi, kune, ari,

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or /ɔːr/ = USER: kana, Here Kana Kuti, here kana,

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package /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/ = USER: nhuri, inotakura zvinhu, Mabhuku aya, mudziyo, inotakura,

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please /pliːz/ = USER: ndapota, achifara,

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powers /paʊər/ = USER: masimba, anotaurwa, dzine masimba akakura, dzine simba,

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published /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = USER: rakabudiswa, aibudiswa, akabudisa, akabudiswa,

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puppeteer

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re /riː/ = USER: ré, apiwa, re, Rehobhoami, akanga apiwa,

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rescue /ˈres.kjuː/ = USER: ponesa, akasarudza kununura, anunurwa, anunurwa mumaoko, aizonunura,

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run /rʌn/ = USER: manya, kumanya, akamhanya, achimhanya, amhanye,

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running /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ = USER: kumhanya, akamhanyira, inoyerera, achimhanya, anomhanya,

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save /seɪv/ = USER: kunze, kuponesa, aponese, kumuponesa, achaponesa,

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seem /sēm/ = USER: sokuti, anoita sokuti, dzinoita sedziri, dzinoita sokuti, achifara,

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shadows /ˈʃæd.əʊ/ = USER: Madzangaradzimu, mimvuri, guru, madzerere,

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show /ʃəʊ/ = USER: ratidza, akaratidzei, anoratidza, anoratidza here, akaratidza,

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silent /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ = USER: nyarara, anyarare, chimumumu, chinyararire, akanyarara,

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sing /sɪŋ/ = USER: imba, dzinoimba, ichaimba, aimbirwe nziyo, Dzinorira,

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someone /ˈsʌm.wʌn/ = USER: munhu, mumwe, kuti mumwe, kuti munhu, kumunhu,

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soul /səʊl/ = USER: mweya, hupenyu, kuti mweya, kwemweya,

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tell /tel/ = USER: udza, akaudza, audze, kukuudza,

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that /ðæt/ = USER: kuti, chokuti, ichocho, iro,

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the

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they /ðeɪ/ = USER: ivo, avo, iwo, havana, izvo,

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to

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tri /traɪ-/ = USER: saith, hutatu huripo, chwe, kolme,

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tried /traɪd/ = USER: akaedza, vakaedza, aedza, akaedza kuita, achiedza,

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trying /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/ = USER: kuedza, aiedza, ari kuedza, chokuedza, achiedza,

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tyranny /ˈtɪr.ən.i/ = USER: vanodzvinyirirwa, noudzvinyiriri, udzvinyiriri, udzvinyiriri sezvahuri, muchivadzvinyirira,

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under /ˈʌn.dər/ = USER: pasi, ari pasi, iri, iri pasi,

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ve /-v/ = USER: mashanu, vashanu,

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video /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ = USER: Video, Itsva, Itsva Yokutangisa,

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vinyl /ˈvaɪ.nəl/ = USER: raive nebutiro,

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watch /wɒtʃ/ = USER: tarisa, wachi, atarise, anocherekedza, chenjererai,

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we /wiː/ = USER: isu, chatinofanira, kwatinoita, hatina, takanga,

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why /waɪ/ = USER: sei, chakaita kuti, chikonzero, chikonzero chacho, chakaita,

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with /wɪð/ = USER: ne, aine, chete, inoyerera,

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world /wɜːld/ = USER: nyika, dzenyika, hwenyika, ino, chenyika,

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yeah /jeə/ = USER: hongu, into, no yeah, máquina,

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